Index of English words, starting with "cu"

(1) - Curbstone (n.) A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone.

(1) - Curculio (n.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.

(1) - Curcuma (n.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).

(1) - Curd (v. i.) To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey
(2) - Curd (v. t.) To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
(3) - Curd (n.) The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
(4) - Curd (n.) The coagulated part of any liquid.
(5) - Curd (n.) The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.